Georgian troops to resume training with US one year after war with Russia

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Source: Telegraph

Georgian troops to resume training with US one year after war with Russia

Georgian troops are to resume combat training with United States military advisers for the first time since the war with Russia last year.


By Bruno Waterfield

Published: 4:40PM BST 14 Aug 2009

US Marine instructors will arrive in Georgia on Monday to prepare a Georgian battalion for counter-insurgency operations in Afghanistan next year.

Washington consulted with Moscow over the military training to avoid Russian accusations of US military support to Georgia.

"Georgia wants to be part of the international effort in Afghanistan. We want to help them get ready," said a Pentagon spokesman.

"It is not designed to get them ready for any internal defence. We have been very forthright with our Russian counterparts about what we are doing."

Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/georgia/6029734/Georgian-troops-to-resume-training-with-US-one-year-after-war-with-Russia.html

[Vidar]

1. We should get out of the military adviser business, particularly in Russia's backyard.

[AlphaCentauri]

2. oh well, Georgians are going to get the same training as the Mujahideens

wonder why?